Day of infamy

The announcement to visit Cuba by President Barack Obama certainly adds to his legacy. I suggest that before leaving office the president should also visit two countries that share with Cuba the hate for the United States, the human rights abuses and being on the United States’ list of terrorist countries. Those two countries are North Korea and Iran. The visit to Havana will be a day of infamy.

There are many important municipal elections scheduled this year throughout Miami-Dade County. The impact of those elections on local residents spans across many issues, like personal safety and security, taxation, and neighborhood recareation programs.

Because these issues often affect the quality of residential life and the delivery of municipal public services, residents should take more than passing interest in who their candidates are and what they stand for. It is most important for all of us to become informed and vote.